Environment Agency Wales said further rain falling on already saturated ground could cause rivers to rise.

Strong winds were set to hit parts of Britain again last night following a brief respite from storms which resulted in two deaths.

One of the men who died in high winds on Tuesday was named by police yesterday as married father-of-three Christopher Hayes, 51, who was killed when a tree crushed his parked van in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Agency officers were yesterday checking flood defences across North Wales and removing any obstructions which could have posed a flood risk.

Late yesterday afternoon, there was a flood warning for the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Chester.

There were also flood alerts in the Upper Dee Valley area from Llanuwchllyn to Llangollen including Corwen and the Vyrnwy catchment.

Flood alerts are no longer in force in the Dyfi catchments areas and Bangor on Dee.

In Llanrwst, Tim Maddox, owner of Tu Hwnt i’r Bont, said the River Conwy was yesterday ten feet lower than on Tuesday when it peaked at 11am.

He said: “It did get really high but it didn’t flood us. The water level was inches from the river bank. It was a testing time and we were nervous. But we move furniture upstairs just in case.

“Today the river level has gone down ten feet,” added Mr Maddox, whose cafe is currently closed for the winter season.

In the past the café has been swamped by water overflowing from the adjacent river, but new flood defences have since made the riverbank stronger.

The Agency is advising people to continue to keep an eye on local news, traffic and weather reports in their area.

For the latest alerts visit environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/31618.aspx or ring Floodline on 0845 988 1188